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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW10-2
Further personal information
Family
Two children
Residence
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began the sport in Appi Kogen in January 2000.
Why this sport?
He watched the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano when he was hospitalised, and was inspired to take up the sport.
Name of coach
Shido Kazushi [national]
Coach from which country?
Japan
Handedness
Left
International debut
Year
2008
Competing for
Japan
General interest
Nicknames
Yokochin (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Hobbies
Motor sports, reading. (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Participating in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Most influential person in career
Fellow Japanese sit-skier Ryuei Shino. (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Hero / Idol
His coach Shido Kazushi. (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The drop, by continually falling, bores its passage through the hardest rock." (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Ambitions
To win medals at international events, and after retiring help other athletes and people with impairments. (Athlete, 27 Dec 2012)
Impairment
His impairment is the result of a spinal cord injury. (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 21 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-20 | 15 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-21 | 14 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Race 1 | 2013-02-24 | 9999 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Race 1 | 2013-02-26 | 9999 |